How to Connect GitHub Remote MCP to Windsurf

Add GitHub's remote MCP server to Windsurf in about a minute.

🛡️ Official✓ VerifiedStreamable HTTPOAuth 2.1·https://api.githubcopilot.com/mcp/

Step-by-step

Edit mcp_config.json
Add the serverUrl config above to ~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.json and refresh in Cascade.
Authorize
On first use your client opens a GitHub OAuth consent screen — approve it and tools become available.
Verify
Verify in the browser: paste https://api.githubcopilot.com/mcp/ into remotemcp.net/inspector and run initialize + tools/list.

Troubleshooting OAuth / 401

A 401 Unauthorized on first connect is normal — the endpoint is OAuth-protected; let Windsurf finish the browser consent flow.
If the consent window never opens, remove and re-add the server, then retry.
Check the exact challenge at our OAuth debugger.
Run the live endpoint through the online inspector to see the raw JSON-RPC exchange.

Streamable HTTPhttps://api.githubcopilot.com/mcp/

Add to ~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "github": {
      "serverUrl": "https://api.githubcopilot.com/mcp/"
    }
  }
}

🔬 Test Live in Online Inspector 🔐 Audit OAuth 2.1 Config

Tools exposed by GitHub MCP (5)

Tool	Safety	Description	Parameters
search_repositories	🟢 Read	Search GitHub repositories by keyword, language and qualifiers.	query*: string
get_file_contents	🟢 Read	Read the contents of a file or directory from a GitHub repository.	owner: stringrepo: stringpath*: stringref: string
create_pull_request	🟠 Write	Create a new pull request in a GitHub repository.	owner: stringrepo: stringtitle: stringhead: stringbase*: stringbody: string
list_issues	🟢 Read	List issues in a repository with optional state and label filters.	owner: stringrepo: stringstate: stringlabels: array
create_issue	🟠 Write	Open a new issue in a GitHub repository.	owner: stringrepo: stringtitle*: stringbody: stringlabels: array

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